Itinerary
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Stop At: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
Meet our Guide
Your Venice in a Day Tour begins in St. Mark’s Square, Venice’s central public plaza. Your guide will teach you the history of this iconic piazza, home to St. Mark’s Basilica.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Basilica di San Marco, San Marco, 328, 30124 Venice Italy
Guided Tour of St Marks Basilica
Known as “The Church of Gold”, St. Mark’s Basilica’s elaborate design features gold mosaics and marble slabs. Skip the line during the busy summer months and learn about the basilica’s storied history during a guided tour of the stunning Basilica.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ponte di Rialto, Ruga degli Orefici (Rialto) San Polo, 30125 Venice Italy
Rialto Bridge & Neighborhood
After your visit to the basilica your journey continues into the hidden back alleyways of Venice, guided by a knowledgeable local.
You'll Immerse yourself in the history and legends surrounding the iconic Rialto Bridge, a magnificent architectural gem that spans the Grand Canal. As you cross this historic bridge, you'll venture into the bustling Rialto neighborhood, brimming with charm and character.
Learn fascinating anecdotes and tales about the bridge's significance while taking in the enchanting ambiance of this popular district.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Grand Canal, 30100 Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
30 Minute Gondola Ride
When experiencing Venice, you absolutely must ride a gondola. We’ve included this experience in our Venice in a Day tour. As the first part of the tour concludes, your tour guide will bring you to a trusted Venice gondolier who will take you on a scenic cruise down Venice’s beautiful canals. After experiencing this bucket list moment, you’ll break for lunch.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Venice, Venice, Veneto
Free time for Lunch
Following your enchanting Gondola Ride, take a moment to bask in the magic of this unforgettable experience. Allow the memories of gliding through the Venetian canals to synchronize within you as you enjoy a leisurely period of free time for a delightful lunch.
Stop At: Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco, 1, 30124 Venice Italy
Guided Tour of the Doge's Palace
After lunch, explore the fascinating Doge's Palace, or "Duke's Palace." This Palace used to be the home of Venice's public administration. At the same time, it operated as a prison, where some of Venice's criminals saw their last days.
Explore the fascinating artwork of the Doge's Palace, and get a glimpse of the famous Bridge of Sighs, the bridge that connects Doge's Palace to its prison.
Even though your tour will conclude after visiting the Doges Palace, your guide will be happy to advise on how to get back to your accommodation, or perhaps advice where to enjoy some local food & a spritz!
Duration: 2 hours
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St. Mark's Square, Piazza San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
09:30 AM
6 hours(approx.)
Doge's Palace, P.za San Marco, 1, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Since we will be entering a church, please make sure that your shoulders and knees are covered. Also, please refrain from bringing big back packs or bags, because they are not always allowed inside.
On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
We regret that we are unable to accommodate guests with wheelchairs or any walking impairments that require special assistance on our group tours. We are also unable to accommodate strollers or baby carriages.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : travelman
Liana was the perfect guide. What impressed as most was her passion for what she was doing, and wanting to gift us with her local experience.
The meet up instructions were clear - between the columns- and they made sure everyone was there before we started. The radios worked well. We covered a lot of ground in the backstreets, where we normally wouldn’t have walked. glad we did the tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-19
Posted By : Philip_R
The morning part of the tour was very good but my wife uses a cane and guide was walking a little to fast and we got behind. While we were trying to catch up, a pickpocket stole my wife's wallet and we were unable to see the Basilica or Doge's palace.
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Posted On : 2024-05-19
Posted By : John_B
The guide was very engaging and knowledgeable. The skip the line is definitely worth it. We enjoyed the gondola ride!
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Posted By : Stacy_P
I liked the content of the tour and the gondola ride was the highlight however the tour guide was not great. It was not paced out well so we would stand outside for too long and the flow of the information just wasn’t great in comparison to the other Italy tours I went on this trip, and then we would get to another part of the tour and we were told we had to rush, and felt like we were running through the basilica. We were told to stop at areas marked to not stop to block traffic and people around us were annoyed so it was not well organized or paced.
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Posted By : Robert_M
We really enjoyed.tour. Very informational and moved well and enjoyed free time
Would highly recommend
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Posted By : Wayne_S
A good tour overall hitting the highlights. I do not like having to enter 100 characters to describe the tour
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Posted On : 2024-05-16
Posted By : Michelle_M
Great tour, well organised, our guide tulia was very knowledgeable, fantastic value for money, loved it
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Philip_E
One of the best guided tours we have taken. Giovanna our guide was extremely knowledgeable regarding all aspects of the tour and the visit to Doge's Palace, including the walk across the Bridge of Sighs into the prison was a memorable experience followed by a beautiful Gondola ride. After lunch the visit to Saint Mark's Basilica and the Realto Bridge were spectacular. We would definitely recommend this tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15
Posted By : Joe_W
We really got to see a lot and our guide provided so much information about the sites and the culture of Venice.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14
Posted By : averagejoe6
Rita was our guide. She was enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. She made learning about the key aspects of Venice very fun. She was excellent!
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